2017-2018 Program Coordinator VISTA with Every Child A Reader in Escambia (ECARE)

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ECARE is a business led and volunteer driven collaborative that mobilizes community stakeholders to drive overall birth to five early learning results. It is their goal to build a strong foundation of students entering the education system ready to learn. The Program Coordinator VISTA will create and support processes and tools that build the infrastructure of Every Child A Reader in Escambia’s volunteer program and special events. The Program Coordinator will actively support ECARE’s volunteer and resource development activities to ensure successful program and event planning. The VISTA will be responsible for accurate data and contact management, effective recruitment and utilization of volunteer and in-kind resources and supporting marketing and community outreach efforts.

VISTA ALIGNS is a group of nonprofit partner agencies in Escambia County, Florida that have committed to identifying and implementing capacity building measures that improve the lives of those in poverty. The mission of the VISTA ALIGNS program is to stabilize the health and financial stability of families in our community who struggle to overcome deficits in education and opportunity. United Way of Escambia County works directly with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to place AmeriCorps VISTA members at VISTA ALIGNS partner agencies, such as Achieve Escambia, to fulfill this mission.

For more information about AmeriCorps VISTA, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-vista.